Tiny House Tour | Living on a 30 ft Sailboat | Winter Boat Life | Catalina 30 Sailboat Tour

In this video we take you on a tour of our Tiny Floating Home! We have lived aboard our 1978 Catalina 30 sailboat for almost 2 years and have made many upgrades since moving aboard to make winter boat life more comfortable.

Living on a 30 ft boat gives us less than 100 square feet of space! Over the years we have adjusted to this small space and reduced the amount of physical items we keep around! We have embraced a minimalist lifestyle and have very few clothes and other personal items!

We struggled a lot with with warmth and moisture last year, and this winter we have made significant upgrades which include an electric blanket, insulation in the v-berth, a dehumidifier, and our sig marine wood stove.

These videos are made possible by the generosity of viewers like you and we want to thank you so much for being here!

If you are new to the channel, Blue Moon is a 1978 Catalina 30 sailing vessel which we acquired in 2020. One year later we decided it was time for a road trip and built out a 1998 Delica to drive across the country. Now we live aboard the boat full-time, take weekend trips in the van, and explore this beautiful world.

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J+G

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0:00 - Winter Boat Life
1:22 - The Galley
6:21 - Navigation Table
8:00 - Solar System
8:09 - The Companion Way
9:17 - Fresh Water System
11:22 - Starboard Salon
11:51 - Port Salon
16:22 - Lighting
16:45 - Inboard Engine
17:02 - Hanging Locker
17:48 - The Head
19:47 - The V-Berth
22:57 - Outro

[oceanaircharter]

Very nice video I live in Miami Florida on a Catalina 30 1992 it's a great boat in the summer I had to the Bahamas and I'm very happy with my Catalina 30

[rimasmeleshyus]

Thank you for showing tour on the boat, very was interesting seeing .Books very sailing to read 📚, more inspiring to sail ⛵️ Everything nice great episode filming, many thanks

[niknack]

Nice 2 years can't go by fast enough oooof can't wait to be living mobily.

[tedmccullen]

Just started watching your U-Tube channel really enjoy your programs you have a new member on board: from the States thank you !

[franklipsky]

My friend showed me your channel and said I'd find the boat very familiar! We're the original owners of a 1984 C-30 MK1, very similar to yours, and spend many "4-day weekends" living on it during the summer and fall on the Hudson River in New York. Most of our sailing these days consists of "day sailing" from a marina. We used to take long cruises with two kids and 4 folding bikes aboard!
Some of the best improvements I've made is to install a 12, 000 Btu water-cooled AC with heat and to add dockside water. I mounted a Jabsco pressure regulator through the cockpit wall, into the aft end of the deep locker. My water heater is in this locker. You only have to run a hose from the back of the regulator and "T" it into the cold water hose that goes from your pump into the water heater and install a check valve just downstream of your water pump. This was a game changer for living aboard! You can use the sinks all you want, drink the water, and take long showers without using any of your tank water and running the pump! I use a quick connect and shut-off where the dock hose enters the regulator and NEVER leave it on when not on the boat!
I Love your insulation idea for the V-birth and will probably copy it! Thank you! That will make it so much easier to cool the V-area in the summer and keep it warm in the fall!
I 'm still in love with the C-30 after all these years and I'm sure you will too. It has more room than any 30 foot sailboat on the water and will outsail them too! Enjoy your home on the water!

[scable-eqbp]

Everybody needs an important "junk drawer" in their lives. Really enjoyed the tour, also nice upgrades....

[sailingsitka]

Great tour, for the sound system I've found that purchasing a good quality portable and waterproof speaker is the best for living aboard. That way no wires to chase and you can bring your music to the beach. I have the JBL boombox onboard my boat and its one of the best things for livaboard life .

[danagovang]

Great tour.
The reason boats have small but deep sinks is so you can get water depth without needing a lot of water.

[christydavis]

Wow...can't believe I'm FIRST...new to your channel but love yall!

[largemarge]

15:21
During a trip through Alaska in our ExpeditionVehicle, the dehumidifier extracted a gallon/4-liters (litres) every 24-hours.
Insane!

[alexsereda]

Well considered, cozy and beloved tiny home!) It is feeled through the camera!)

[maryannpenner]

I’m sure your counting down the days to get out sailing again! 🌞 🌸 🌊

[NM-zhuv]

great tour some day in the future you might own a house or a larger boat and i suspect you will look back longingly of days of simplicity and happiness. it is a beautiful home

[charlesmurschell]

Lots of info. Nice tour. Wife and I live in a motorhome so lots of similarities.

[OoiBeng-oz]

Superb video. Please share more. Thanks

[neilmartin]

Thank you for the tour! so many important lessons here. The biggest is that you both seem happy in your home. cheers

[claudeelliott]

Enjoyed your tour! Brings back a lot of memories, a lot of them good and a few NOT so good! Love you two, take care Claude.

[JohnBraman]

i'm gonna be checking out a catalina 30 that's nearby. any tips what to look for when checking it out?

[orion_]

Does that wood stove not have fireproof rope for a gasket?

[yasenkalchev]

forget the boat...where did you get that girl, willing to live this lifestyle... so cool !!!! best regards from Bulgaria :)